Haligonians’ satisfaction with municipal services has dropped significantly, with more people raising issues with housing, traffic and transit in a new survey. On Tuesday, regional council received the results of the latest resident survey that was gathered through the fall of 2024. Only 60 per cent of residents were satisfied or very satisfied with municipal … Read More “Only 60% of Halifax residents satisfied with municipal services: survey” »
After more than two years, residents of Halifax’s west end can use a local park again. Meagher Park, at the corner of Chebucto Road and Dublin Street, was home to a prominent homeless encampment that advocates and volunteers dubbed People’s Park. In July 2022, Halifax Regional Municipality issued a notice telling everyone living in the park to relocate. The park … Read More “HRM removes fencing from parks that were formerly homeless encampments” »
Nova Scotia According to an online fundraiser for the family, two more children have died following a duplex fire early Saturday morning in Lower Sackville, N.S., bringing the number of fatalities to three. An online fundraiser for the family said Tuesday that a boy and girl had died after ‘fighting for their lives’ CBC News … Read More “3 children now dead after Lower Sackville house fire” »
A Nova Scotia man is left shaken after his neighbour’s home in Lower Sackville, N.S., caught fire over the weekend and claimed the life of a child. Gerrid Hunt says he woke up to his daughter screaming around 3 a.m. Saturday. “Screaming that the house was engulfed in flames, and I don’t know what else … Read More “Lower Sackville man shaken after house fire claims life of six-year-old girl” »
Warning: Images in this article may be disturbing to some readers. The New Brunswick SPCA is investigating after the bodies of four dogs were removed from the front porch of a home in Bass River, N.B., Monday morning. SPCA and RCMP vehicles arrived at the house around 10 a.m. Dakota Kelly, an animal rights advocate … Read More “‘I want answers’: SPCA removes dead dogs from front porch of New Brunswick home” »
HALIFAX – The trial for a Halifax youth accused of participating in the killing of a 16-year-old student last year heard Monday from one of the victim’s friends, but much of his testimony was debunked by a defence lawyer. The 17-year-old accused, who can’t be identified, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the … Read More “Friend of fatally stabbed Halifax teen changes his testimony in youth court” »
Blair Davis says he was in the paddock of his West Lawrencetown, N.S., farm several years ago when he first heard a buzzing noise and looked up to see a drone hovering overhead. The Canadian Armed Forces veteran lives with post-traumatic stress disorder, so the feeling of being watched was unnerving. He reported the incident to RCMP and … Read More “Eastern Shore residents demand authorities do better with drone enforcement” »
Michael Graves has been collecting used smartphones on Nova Scotia’s South Shore for the better part of a decade. The executive director of United Way Lunenburg County picks up old phones from people who don’t use them anymore, turns the devices over to a volunteer for repairs, and then passes them on to partner organizations in the … Read More “Volunteers in Lunenburg County restore phones to connect people in need” »
Details about a power outage last week at the province’s biggest emergency department remain mostly in the dark. Nova Scotia Health issued a public notice Friday evening following a partial power failure, saying that the Halifax Infirmary would only be accepting patients with life-threatening emergencies. The site resumed normal operations about two hours later. Health … Read More “N.S. Health officials mum on details about Halifax ER power outage” »
A close friend of Ahmad Al Marrach testified Monday he tried to discourage the 16-year-old boy from participating in a prearranged fight outside a Halifax shopping mall that led to his death last spring. Al Marrach was stabbed in a parking garage at the Halifax Shopping Centre early on the evening of April 22, 2024. He died … Read More “Teen testifies he tried to steer friend away from fatal confrontation outside Halifax mall” »
